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Dual Language at Churchill School
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Dual Language at Churchill School
WHY INVEST IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING?
Learning another language at an early age…
GLEN ELLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT 41
•Has a positive effect on intellectual growth. •Enriches mental development. •Promotes more flexibility in thinking. •Creates greater sensitivity to language and cultural differences. •Develops better listening skills for learning other languages.
•Improves understanding of native language. •Provides opportunities to communicate with others.
•Gives the child a head start in language requirements for college. •Prepares students for 21st Century employment opportunities.
Center for Applied Linguistics
Website:www.cal.org
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLES AND DUAL
LANGUAGE?
Dual Language students: • are in a class of 50% native speakers and 50% English speakers. • learn Spanish through the content areas. • receive Literacy instruction in Spanish and English. • become functionally proficient and develop high levels of literacy in
both English and Spanish by the end of 8th grade.
FLES students: • learn Spanish during a block of time in the day. • gain the ability to communicate in the language at a proficiency
above the beginning level by middle school.
WHY A DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM?
Research Findings for Dual Language:
•English speakers become highly proficient in a second language.
•Students gain cross-cultural competency and an appreciation for diversity.
•Students become bilingual, bi-literate and bi-cultural.
•Dual Language satisfies the requirement of mandated bilingual programs for ELLs and is proven to be the most effective model of instruction to close the achievement gap.
8th GRADE WRITING SAMPLE
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District 41 Language Mission
We prepare students for an expanding global environment by accelerating academic excellence through the teaching of two languages. We foster the appreciation and understanding of multiculturalism.
DISTRICT 41 DUAL LANGUAGE VISION
Students in the Dual Language Program will be bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural. Students will exhibit high academic achievement in the content areas in both languages.
DISTRICT 41 DUAL LANGUAGE GOALS
Students will: •perform at or above grade level in all content areas in both English and the Spanish. •develop high levels of proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking in both languages for advanced placement courses in high school. •engage in a rigorous curriculum that is aligned to the Common Core. •increase cognitive skills and academic abilities that will transfer to overall higher achievement. •cultivate a lifelong love for language learning and an appreciation for cultural diversity.
Dual Language for 2013-14
GLEN ELLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT 41
Churchill • Spanish Dual Language Program will begin at Churchill School in the
2013/2014 school year. IMPLEMENTATION • Begin with kindergarten, adding one grade each year. This will progressively
replace the current bilingual program. There will be one AM & one PM section.
Use the 50/50 model of Instruction The 50/50 model provides a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum in which students receive instruction in both languages through specific content areas. The outcome is that students become bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural.
Kindergarten Schedule (Week 1: 3 days English 2 days Spanish Week 2: 2 days English 3 days Spanish)
English Day Spanish Day
10 min Morning Message
letter/sounds/word study/Sight words
10 min Morning Message/letters
recognition/syllables
30 min TLT
English (flexible)
30 min TLT
Spanish (flexible)
Additional English
literacy time
10 min 100 Book Challenge Steps
30 minutes
Specials
30 minutes
Specials
20 minutes
Snack Read Aloud English Literacy
20 minutes Snack Read Aloud
Spanish
20 minutes
Writing
English
20 minutes Writing Spanish
30 Math
Calendar/cognates –English
Math -Spanish
30 Math
Calendar –Spanish
Math -Spanish
Class Structure
Maximum class size=26*
11 native English speaking students
11 native Spanish speaking students
4 additional spaces for Spanish speaking students that move-in
*The additional support of a Spanish speaking instructional aide will
be provided.
Homework
• Teachers will do their very best to ensure that they only send
homework home that children can do independently.
• Ask your child questions about his/her work in your native
language. Children answering questions in their native language
about work they are doing in their second language will assist
them in reinforcing and retaining the information they are
learning.
• If your child is ever struggling with something that has been sent
home, please contact the teacher.
Interventions
• Interventions will occur on an as needed basis (as they do now).
• The area of need will determine what language the intervention
will be provided in.
• IEP services that are needed will be provided.
What does this look like after
Kindergarten?
Grade 1-5 Literacy/SS (E) Specials (E) Spanish Literacy (S) Math/Science (S)
(E)=English speaking grade-level teacher
(S)=Spanish speaking grade-level teacher
Parents will have the opportunity to meet with both teachers
during conference time. These meetings may be scheduled
jointly or separately depending on schedule availability.
Supports
• Additional Instructional Aide support in the classroom
• Books in Spanish and English that will be provided for home
reading
• District resource page of iPad apps and extension activities that
can be utilized at home
• Dual language events for parents and students
DUAL LANGUAGE PROJECTED LANGUAGE LEVELS
Grade Specials Literacy/ Social Studies
Spanish Literacy
Science/Math
Elective
K-1 E E S S* n/a 2-5 E E S S* n/a 6-8** E English
Literacy E Advanced Writing & Grammar
Writing and Research Spanish Literature***
9th-12 ** AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature 3rd Language Opportunity Creation of additional 87 courses
E-English S-Spanish
*Course will include cognate and word study in English to support course terms **Students will take a test to determine appropriate course placement. ***Possible options
Parents who commit to Dual
Language understand that …
• language learning is a process and their child will participate in the program for six years
(K- 5).
• their child will receive 50% of instruction in English and 50% of instruction in Spanish
from Kindergarten to Fifth grade.
• their child will receive literacy instruction in both Spanish and English.
• their child will develop bilingual (listening and speaking) and bi-literate (reading and
writing) competencies.
• as a parent they will attend the scheduled Dual Language Program parent meetings and
workshops, participate in Dual Language events, and support /volunteer during events and
in the classroom as much as possible.
• it is important to speak to their child to ensure their motivation and desire to learn in two
languages.
Administrators and Teachers within the Dual
Language Program commit to…
• setting high academic expectations which will prepare students
for college readiness and a global society.
• preparing and delivering instruction that meets the needs of all
students in the class.
• engaging parents in the learning process to ensure success of
individual students.
• promoting an educational environment where students can thrive
in the learning of two languages.
What is the timeline for enrollment into the
Dual Language Program for 2013-14?
March 21 & April 4 Churchill Parent Informational Meetings
April 17 by 4:00PM Deadline Dual Language Interest Form
April 18 Lottery (if necessary)
April 22 District wide Information Meetings (if needed)
April 24 Lottery (if necessary)
April 29-May 1st Notification letters are sent home to parents
May 9th Kindergarten Orientation
SITE VISITS THAT ASSISTED US WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
Eleven parents, two board members and seven staff members participated in the different visits. The following sites were visited which included both Dual Language and FLES:
• West Chicago (Dual Language - Spanish) • Barrington (Dual Language – Spanish and just started Chinese) • Schaumburg (Dual Language – Spanish, Japanese and just
started Chinese) • Elk Grove Village (Dual Language - Spanish) • Oak Park (Dual Language and FLES - Spanish) • Arlington Heights (FLES – Chinese)
Thank you to the members of the Dual Language Committee:
•Mimoza Bici, Forest Glen Parent
•Kristy Bustos, Churchill Bilingual Kindergarten
•Karen Carlson, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Accountability
•Jen Chavez, Churchill Bilingual Kindergarten
•Mayra Dominguez, Churchill Bilingual 2nd grade
• Linda Hayward, Churchill ESL teacher
•Scott Klespitz, Principal of Churchill
•Penny Kreitzer, Churchill Kindergarten teacher •Tiffany Kriner, Parent •Elena Lyutykh, Forest Glen Parent •Katie McCluskey, Director of Bilingual/ESL Programs •Sylvia Reuling, Glenbard West Parent •Grace VanManaan, Churchill ESL teacher
